Due to this work of redemption, God deserves all the respect and the authority over all the kingdom. Jesus did the footwork, but the Father offered the plan. Jesus, in the doxology, remains submitted to the Father throughout.
This passage-- Revelation 1:6-- is probably the source for the frequently used conclusion for the Lord's Prayer. That doxology, "Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever." is not original to Matthew's text, but was added later. Honestly, a number of the best praise songs come from the book of Revelation. It is as much a praise book as anything else.
A personal note: At one point in my year-long teaching of Revelation, I commented on all the major songs within Revelation and then played versions of those songs from praise groups, Petra and Handel. It was wonderful, and the folks loved singing along with Revelation.
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